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Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Fire a Gocup. on Colyer's Estate. Shed and 5000 Bushels of Maize Destroyed

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 5

At 10.30 on Saturday night Mr. R. A. Curll, who is a neighbor, noticed Mr. Wall. Dowling's corn-shed ablaze. Evidently the fire had been…

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Disastrous Fire. Business Premises Gutted

Ariah Park News · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 4

In the early hours of Monday morning, the inhabitants of Ariah Park were awakened from their slumbers by the crying of fire! fire!…

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Fire at The Rick. Coroner's Court Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 3

On Tuesday an Inquiry into the cause of the fire which destroyed Miss. M'Donald's boarding house in Uralia street, The Rock, on september 7, was…

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Smokeless Fires

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 6

Behind a veil of secrecy a great experiment, the success of which will lead to revolution in industry, has been going on for the past seven years…

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Ten Killed Train Disaster. Fire After Collision. Cologne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 2

Ten passengers were killed and 32 injured in a railway tunnel outside Mayence, owing to a local train dashing into the rear of the Basle express which had…

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New Fire Station

The Daily Express · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 2

When Chief officer Jackson of the Fire Brigade was in Wagga recently he selected a block of land on the [?] near the Brewery, as the…

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Fire Brigade Complimented

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

A very complementarily report was submitted by Inspector Grimond at the conclusion of his annual inspection of the Wagga Fire Brigade…

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Fire Brigade Area

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1924 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council has been informed that the provisions of the Firs Brigade Act, 1909, have been gazetted as applicable to the area…

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The Recent Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 2

In connection [?]the fire which destroyed, on September 24, the small cottage in Russell Street, Tumut owned by Mr. Jas, Eiphick and occupied by Mr…

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Motor Van on Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 6

A motor van caught fire after colliding with an electric light post in George street Sydney on Thursday. The driver, Christopher Owie had his…

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Disastrous Fires. [?]40,000 Damage at Rockhampton Rockhampton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 2

A great fire in the business quarters of Rockhampton this morning did damage, estimated at £40,000…

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Fire at Darlington Point. Naranedera

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 2

Mr. James Warby's Punt Hotel, Darlington point, was destroyed by fire on saturday morning at 2 o'clock Mr. Warby was absent at the time and the…

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Gocup Blaze

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 3

The Coroner held an inquiry on Friday morning into the cause of the fire on land leased by Walter Joseph Dowling at Gocup on Sept…

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Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 2

Mr. A.A.Burton's motor car was destroyed by fire on Sunday, about five miles from Henty. With Mr. Cornall, Mr. Burton was returning from…

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Fire Inquiries. Russell-street House

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 3

At the Court-house, Tumut, on Tuesday last, Mr. N. B. Mackenzie, Coroner, held an inquiry touching the cause of the fire at a house in…

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Big Fire at Darlington Point

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 2

At about 1.30 a.m. on Saturday, October llth, a fire broke out at the Punt Hotel, situated in Punt Rood, Darlington Point. The fire started in…

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Forbes Freezing Works the Third Fire. Very Heavy Damage. Forbes

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 October 1924 · page 4

A fire which broke out at the Daroobalgie Freezing Works yesterday was finally got under control this morning, but half of the works…

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Big Sydney Fires. Thousands of Pounds Damage. Covered by Insurance. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 2

A big fire occurred at Botany to-night, when the wool store attached to Swinbourne and Stevens' wool scouring works was destroyed. The building was…

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Fire at Botany. Wool Scour Destroyed. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 2

A big fire broke out to-night at the premises of Swinburne Brothers Botany woll so[?] A store and a shed were totally…

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Devastating Fire at Canton Now Under Control. Hongkong

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 1

The Naval authorities at Hongkong received a wireless message from Canton that a large fire had raged all day yesterday; but it was now under…

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